On Saturday 5th March we visited Barracks Lane Community Garden for Seedy Saturday. The garden invited people from around Oxford to bring along their seeds and swap them with varieties that the other visitors had brought with them. Activities included ‘gardening basics’ workshops on sowing and saving seeds. Phil Pritchard led a demonstration of seed-sowing methods using everyday recycled objects such as tetrapack cartons whilst Vicki Cooke from Garden Organic’s Heritage Seed Library explained the importance of seed saving and imparted the basics to the group. We were also delighted to see Barracks Lane’s new Eco-Cabin which soon was warm and toasty once the fire got going! We were proud to be part of the 160 Oxford residents who took part in Seedy Saturday this year.
Find out more about Barracks Lane Community Garden at:
http://www.barrackslanegarden.org.uk/
See some pictures from Seedy Saturday at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/barrackslanegarden
Annabelle
OxGrow 